Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three med-tech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
3. Patient’s lawyer says Intuitive Surgical’s training is all about “control”
An attorney for a plaintiff suing robot-assisted surgical systems maker Intuitive Surgical says the company valued control over quality in training surgeons, resulting in the death of a patient.
2. Medical device tax: LA Times editorial calls repeal efforts “narrow-minded and dishonest”
Efforts to undermine the medical device tax are "narrow-minded and dishonest" attempts to win "special treatment," says an editorial published this week in the LA Times.
1. Judge orders J&J’s DePuy Orthopaedics to produce compliance reports
A federal judge overseeing a raft of cases filed against Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary over its Pinnacle hip implants orders the medical device company to provide compliance monitoring reports to the plaintiffs’ lawyers.
